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Prices and StockMSRP $199
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MSRP $199
Key Differences
In short — Core i5-9600K outperforms the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600 on the selected game parameters. However, the worse performing Ryzen 5 3600 is a better bang for your buck. The better performing Core i5-9600K is 261 days older than the cheaper Ryzen 5 3600.
Advantages of Core i5-9600K
- Performs up to 3% better in Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Ryzen 5 3600 - 131 vs 127 FPS
- Works without a dedicated GPU, while AMD Ryzen 5 3600 doesn't have integrated graphics
Advantages of Ryzen 5 3600
- Up to 23% cheaper than Core i5-9600K - $84.68 vs $109.91
- Up to 20% better value when playing Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales than Core i5-9600K - $0.67 vs $0.84 per FPS
- Consumes up to 32% less energy than Intel Core i5-9600K - 65 vs 95 Watts
- Can execute more multi-threaded tasks simultaneously than Intel Core i5-9600K - 12 vs 6 threads
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
FPS
131
100%
Value, €/FPS
€0.84/FPS
80%
Price, €
€109.91
77%
FPS Winner
Intel Core i5-9600K Desktop Processor 6 Cores up to 4.6 GHz Turbo unlocked LGA1151 300 Series 95W
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Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
FPS
127
97%
Value, €/FPS
€0.67/FPS
100%
Price, €
€84.68
100%
Value Winner
AMD Ryzen 5 3600 6-Core, 12-Thread Unlocked Desktop Processor with Wraith Stealth Cooler
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Updated 7047 minutes ago
My Games
With selected game settings
Resolution
1920 x 1080
Game Graphics
Very High
Core i5-9600K
Desktop • Oct 19th, 2018
Ryzen 5 3600
Desktop • Jul 7th, 2019
Geekbench 5 Benchmarks
Core i5-9600K | vs | Ryzen 5 3600 |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 19th, 2018 | Release Date | Jul 7th, 2019 |
| Core i5 | Collection | Ryzen 5 |
| Coffee Lake | Codename | Matisse |
| Intel Socket 1151 | Socket | AMD Socket AM4 |
Desktop | Segment | Desktop |
| 6 | Cores | 6 |
| 6 | Threads | 12 |
3.7 GHz | Base Clock Speed | 3.6 GHz |
4.6 GHz | Turbo Clock Speed | 4.2 GHz |
| 95 W | TDP | 65 W |
| 14 nm | Process Size | 7 nm |
37.0x | Multiplier | 36.0x |
UHD 630 | Integrated Graphics | None |
| Yes | Overclockable | Yes |
PCs Using Core i5-9600K or Ryzen 5 3600
With selected game settings
5 FPS
€126.12/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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17 FPS
€58.29/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€990.98
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30 FPS
€39.04/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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€1,171.16
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30 FPS
€54.02/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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17 FPS
€41.33/FPS
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€33.03/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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5 FPS
€270.09/FPS
GeForce GTX 1650
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€1,350.45
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18 FPS
€33.58/FPS
GeForce RTX 3050
Ryzen 5 3600
8 GB, 500 GB SSD
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€604.47
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43 FPS
€27.24/FPS
GeForce RTX 3060 Ti
Ryzen 5 3600
16 GB, 1 TB SSD
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